| Larry Dvoskin | |
| Birth Name: | Laurence Josiah Dvoskin |
| Alias: | Larry Dawson |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Genre: | Rock, pop, singer-songwriter, dance, psychedelia |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter, music producer, educator, public speaker, music technology consultant, author |
| Instrument: | Piano, synthesizer, guitar, vocals |
| Years Active: | 1972–present |
| Label: | RCA, Capitol, EMI, Arista, Sony, Warner-Chappell Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing |
| Associated Acts: | Al Jardine, Sammy Hagar, Bad Company, David Bowie |
Larry Dvoskin is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, producer, professor and entrepreneur. He is best known in the industry as the songwriting partner of The Beach Boys' Al Jardine. The founder of Do What You Love Media, Miracle Music Inc and Cool Guy Music Inc.
Larry Dvoskin has a long history of working with notable artists across various genres. In September 2024, Dvoskin collaborated with Al Jardine, co-founder of The Beach Boys, on the release of WISH, a tribute single honoring Brian Wilson. The single received positive feedback from fans and was featured on the homepage of Rolling Stone magazine's website.[1]
Dvoskin has worked with a wide range of artists, including Robert Plant, Sammy Hagar, Sean Lennon, Bad Company, Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Joe Lynn Turner, Meredith Brooks, Uli Jon Roth, Zeno, Desmond Child, The Muppets, Annabella Lwin, Paul O’Neill with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Savatage, Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine, MGMT, and Neal Schon of Journey.[2] [3] [4] [5]
In addition to his collaborations with other musicians, Dvoskin released his single "Life is Strange" in 2020, which became a Top-20 hit.
| Year | Artist/Album/Single | Label | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Electric God" (Broadway play about Jimi Hendrix) | Stormy Forest | Musician | |
| 1978 | Fandango "Last Kiss" | Keyboards, Co-Writer [6] | ||
| 1979 | Fandango "One Night Stand" | Keyboards, Co-Writer | ||
| 1979 | Telephone (single), Co-Writer | |||
| 1980 | Fandango "Cadillac" | Keyboards | ||
| 1985 | "Uli Jon Roth of The Scorpions, Beyond the Astral Skies " | Musician, Keyboards, Vocals. | ||
| 1985 | Freddie Mercury, Brian May & friends- EMI Tour Gala | Musician, keyboards | ||
| 1986 | Zeno (debut album) | Musician, Keyboards, Vocals. | ||
| 1986 | Savatage “Fight for The Rock" | Musician, Keyboards | ||
| 1989 | The Muppets- Jim Henson | Co-writer of "Neptune's Heptune" | ||
| 1990 | Trouble Tribe (Debut album) | Chrysalis Records | Co-writer- "Angel with a Devil's Kiss" | |
| 1990 | Co-writer "Fire Like The Thunder" with Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone. | |||
| 1990-1992 | Famous Music | Paramount/Gulf & Western | Exclusive songwriter/publishing deal. | |
| 1991 | Glass Tiger “Simple Mission” | Co-writer- "Animal Heart, Blinded" 4x Platinum certification (Canadian Music Recording Association) CMRRA | ||
| 1991 | Bad Company (single) “Walk Through Fire” | Additional Production & remixing. Certified 2x Platinum in USA by the RIAA. | ||
| 1991 | Co-writer "I Can't Go On,"Radio Lover" "House of Love" | |||
| 1992 | Bad Company “Here Comes Trouble” | Co-writer "My Only One" | ||
| 1992 | Deborah Blando “A Different Story” | Co-writer "Innocence" #1 hit in Brazil. | ||
| 1993 | Annabella L’win (single) | Co-writer of "Car Sex" | ||
| 1993-1995 | Warner- Chappell Music | Exclusive songwriter/publishing deal. | ||
| 1995 | "4PM (For Positive Music)" | London/Polygram Records | Co-writer of "Naturally" | |
| 1977- 1992 | Richie Havens | Stormy Forest | Live Musician | |
| 1997-1998 | Meredith Brooks “Blurring the Edges” (album & single) | Co-writer "Stop" (single), "Somedays," "Wash my Hands." Album certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. Best new artist Grammy nomination. | ||
| 1998 | "Lilith Fair" (album) Various artists | Co-writer "Wash my Hands" Certified 2x platinum in USA by the RIAA. | ||
| 1999 | Sammy Hagar “Red Voodoo” | Co-writer "The Love" "Returning of The Wish" | ||
| 1999 | Larry D."Beside Me" (debut album) | Songwriter, musician, artist, producer. | ||
| 1999 | Meredith Brooks “Deconstruction” | Co-writer "Cosmic Woo-Woo" | ||
| 2000 | Sammy Hagar "Ten 13" Album | Co-writer "Deeper Kinda Love" | ||
| 2001 | Kim Sozzi “Feelin’ Me” (single) | Co-writer. Nominated for "Best Dance Song"Grammy | ||
| 2002 | David Charvet | Mercury/Universal Records France | Co-writer "All I Want." Certified gold album in France | |
| 2002 | David Bowie (Let's Dance- redo) | "Larry Dvoskin - Unreleased" | Executive Producer, remixer | |
| 2003 | Glass Tiger “No Turning Back” Greatest Hits package | Co-writer Animal Heart, Blinded. | ||
| 2005 | "The Heights (Film Soundtrack)" Merchant Ivory/Sony Films | Tommy Boy Records | Producer, co-writer "Dreaming" (single) | |
| 2006 | Sunstorm (Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner) | Frontier Records | Co-writer "Love's Gone" | |
| 2010 | "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"(Various artists) | Columbia Records | Musician, chorus vocalist. | |
| 2009-2010 | Life is Strange” Larry Dvoskin solo album | Cool Guy Records/Tunecore | Co-writer, musician, artist, producer | |
| 2011 | Simon Kirke "Filling The Void" solo album (Bad Company) | Megaforce Records | Co-writer, musician, producer "I Want You Back" | |
| 2012 | Al Jardine “Postcard from California” | Robo/Universal Records | Co-writer, producer, musician on "Waves of Love." Co-producer of Alec Baldwin narration of "Tidepool Interlude." | |
| 2014 | Sammy Hagar & Vic Johnson Lite Roast (acoustic album) | Mailboat Records | Co-writer of "The Love" "Deeper Kinda Love" [8] | |
| 2015 | "Imagine- Every Voice Counts" Al Jardine & Friends | Unicef/UN | Producer, musician, singer with The Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine on "Imagine- Every Voice Counts." Oct 9th, 2015- John Lennon's 75th birthday in Central Park. | |
| 2020 | Larry Dvoskin “Life is Strange” (single & video) | Cool Guy Records | Co-writer, producer, artist, musician. | |
| 2021 | California Music “Add Some Music” charity album by members of The Beach Boys. | Omnivore Records | Co-writer, producer, musician, vocals on "Jenny Clover" | |
| 2021 | Al Jardine "Waves of Love 2.0" and "Jenny Clover" (CD single) | Miracle Music Inc. | Co-writer, producer, musician, record label. | |
| 2022 | David Bowie (Let's Dance- redo) | "Larry Dvoskin - Unreleased" | Producer, musician, vocalist, mixer. | |
| 2024 | We Need You Nikki Right Now | Do What You Love Media | Producer |
Dvoskin has worked as a program instructor for New York University’s High School Academy Songwriting Camp.[9]
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dvoskin and Al Jardine teamed up on “Waves of Love 2.0” and “Jenny Clover” in benefit to the World Central Kitchen which provides food to doctors, nurses and other essential front-line workers.[10]
In 2010, Dvoskin performed on a charity single We Are the World 25 for Haiti as part of an initiative to help benefit the people of Hait in the aftermath of the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years.